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D2 college wrestler here, I am telling my coach that I will not be returning to wrestle to wrestle my senior year in the next week. I have other things that need my time such as law school prep (LSAT, essays, networking, etc) and my double major + potential legal internship. I have had an excellent experience and want to convey my utmost gratitude for his faith in me and investment in me. I also want to make sure I convey the fact that this is not me leaving for a lack of anything from him or his program but rather me taking the next step to ensure maximum success in my next endeavors. I am obviously flying in to town (from summer internship) because the courtesy of an in person conversation and handshake is the least I owe him. I can't help but feel a certain guilt. Thoughts?

I am looking to design some singlets for the high school I coach at, and need some inspiration (I have the artistic ability of a dead goldfish).

Does anyone have any singlets that they really liked the design? My old ones were just solid color.

Cornell seems to have virtually all its wrestlers grey shirt through Spartan. Historically, this has effectively meant that Cornell is buying an extra redshirt year for their wrestlers. Do the new eligibility rules completely kill off this practice?

I know we like to hate on Iowa. As a lifelong Iowan, I get it. And this may be directed toward older folks, but give me your favorite Hawkeyes from the past. Not greatest, just your favorite

Mark Perry
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Sorry for the title lol, but hi I was just wondering how I could better my leg riding? Been wrestling a few years, but I want to become better on top, so I'm trying to get better at leg riding. I like parallel leg rides with the short boot and ankle hook, but I was wondering are there any wrestlers I could study for leg riding or any instructionals? Do you have any tips as well? I fairly know the basics for leg riding, but would want to further build upon that. Thanks 👍

i say i'm recovered because i no longer fear any foods and stopped obsessing over the number on the scale. when in wrestling i knew that i was going to have to do weigh ins and the weight class that i was going to be wrestling in was going to be public. i actually handled that not as badly as i thought. what i didn't handle so well was when people kept mentioning the "correct" way to be eating or when people told me not to eat before weigh ins. i hadn't eaten all day and not because of the ed but just because i prefer not to eat in public spaces. i was just taking a few bites of a pretzel before we had done weigh ins and i was getting told off. i was 20 pounds under the next weight class so it literally didn't matter and i was not going to go over.

I’m cutting (sustainably.. for now..) for a tournament I have coming up in 4ish weeks, I still have 8ish lbs to go and I’m going to Purlers takedown machine camp at the end of next week. It will be a bit difficult for me to track my food just because idk what the hell I’m eating if I don’t have a kitchen scale and a nutrition label in front of me. However, I am still banking on losing at least 2-3 lbs while I’m there, but I’m not sure what to expect because I don’t know what the food situation is like.

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Im trying to learn wrestling & I know that gymnastics/rolls are a big part of it but I cant even do a handstand let alone any of the other stuff like bridges & rolls etc. not to mention I’ve never explored my flexibility before.

It’s kinda nerve wracking trying to learn this stuff on my own time by myself. I’d rather not hire a gymnastics coach just for these few movements.

Was anyone else in the same boat & how did they learn all those movements? YouTube vids